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NHL cancels All-Star Game, schedule through Dec. 14

2013 NHL All-Star Game logo

Gary

Stop us if you’ve heard this before -- following another round of failed CBA negotiations, the NHL has canceled a slate of games and a marquee league event.

This time, it’s all contests from Dec. 1-14 and the 2013 All-Star Game, which was to be played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Jan. 27.

“The reality of losing more regular-season games as well as the 2013 NHL All-Star Weekend in Columbus is extremely disappointing,” said NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly. “We feel badly for NHL fans and particularly those in Columbus, and we intend to work closely with the Blue Jackets organization to return the NHL All-Star events to Columbus and their fans as quickly as possible.”

News of the cancelations comes two days after NHLPA boss Donald Fehr claimed there was “no reciprocity” from the NHL after the union’s latest CBA offering.

The two sides broke off talks on Wednesday, didn’t meet Thursday and only had a brief conversation on Friday.

The latest round of cancelations brings the overall total to 422 -- 423, if you count the All-Star Game.

(That’s 34.3 percent of the season for you mathletes out there.)

Speaking of the All-Star Game, this marks the third time in NHL history the event has been canceled due to a work stoppage.

The 1995 ASG in San Jose was scrapped -- the Sharks were awarded the 1997 game instead -- as was the 2005 game, which was supposed to be held in Atlanta (the Thrashers were later given the 2008 game.)

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